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Today I returned from PAX Unplugged with two systems sticking out in my mind among the priceless revelry, the exciting zine swapping, the enthralling games and the absurdly...
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Part of the reason it's been so quiet around here is that I've spent the last few months at the helm of a "Ten Blade Demigod"-like - a Discord PbP domain game in the pattern of...
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You meet a young Celd on the road, scouting ahead of her clan. She introduces herself as Shan, and says that it was she who built Giant Finger Castle (exactly what it sounds...
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"I fear not the wizard who has practiced 10,000 spells once, but I fear the wizard who has practiced one spell once." I don't normally write mainline-GLOG classes, so apologies...
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Medium beastNo. Appearing: 2d4Hit Dice: 4d6 (14 hp); saves as a fighter, has advantage on saving throws versus lightning-based spells and effects.Armor Class: Medium...
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D&D B/X
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No Pressure The usual method recommended to RPG world builders is to only build what's usable when starting out. This is a bottom-up approach starting with an adventure...
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Inevitably you will run into monsters. In dungeons this is almost expected. They are arguably the easiest way to introduce conflict for the player characters. Monsters are part...
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Want to learn more about the world of Nightwick from Miranda? You can follow her blog here and the ongoing development of Nightwick Abbey at her Patreon here.Previously in...
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In case you missed it, I just launched a pre-order campaign for my upcoming 100+ room, 5 level dungeon The Castle Automatic. Click to become an Early Worm!Instead of doing a...
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Earlier tonight (11/22/25) there was a discussion in valor stealer Farmer Gadda's discord about this post from the Dododecahedron, specifically this passage:"Players...
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How I handle combat in a game without combat rules. Hi! While I’m still tinkering on the first draft of Look to Starward, I got asked a question about how I run combat for Pine...
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Earlier this month, fellow blogger soopersmert (Random Ape Encounter) proposed a mini-collab to investigate the style of play implicit in generic roleplaying games. Soopersmert...
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Each Invocation needs a Channeling Focus. These are often specific to the Invocations they are used in and must be relevant to the Invocation. Here are some useful channeling...
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I want to start by saying I’m really happy this product exists. I was talking to a game designer a few weeks ago who said of the Tome of Adventure Design that he loves it...
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Howdy, Farmhands! I think everyone would have a better time if we could all internalize the reality that our dearly loved hobbies are all a little bit shit. Yes, that...
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Hoo boy. Okay. The Castle Automatic's great gears sat still for an age. Now, His Majesty the Worm has begun the machines again…Become an Early Worm!The Castle Automatic is a...
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There’s an idiom by which evangelicals refer to the Bible, namely the “Word of Gxd”, and they will read bits of the Bible referring to the Logos as being self-referential...
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I get into ruts. A lot. I have bursts of passionate playing and working and reading and writing, and then feel drained, disinterested, unmotivated. To try to rejuvenate those...
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I wonder how many games I need to make before I stop feeling shame at the very thought of talking about my creative process. Today is not that day, but let’s push through...
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The Stat Sheet The Label The Details Date Played September 9, 2025 Open Table Realm of Fosk System Mythic Bastionland GM Olobosk Player Count 4 My Role Player (Viv - The Mirror...
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A Guide to Live Text Roleplay
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CHAPTER SERF is a tabletop roleplaying game and adventure, set in Warhammer 40K, where you play those hooded peasant weirdos you sometimes spot in the backgrounds of the...
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In order to invoke you must first know the true name of a god, demon or great spirit. This is well guarded information. High priests and warlocks may know true names but...
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With help from James Bishop’s blog, I’ve compiled quotations from Paul which elaborate upon his understanding of Jesus’ life (a sort of mini-gospel): But when the fullness of...
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There are 24 sun gods; 24 emperors who ring in the day and lay down the night; 24 great and terrible Hours, who rule the 24 sects of humanity.There are 24 suns, and they are...
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To generate your own trendy book title, roll d20 twice and combine: 1 The Seven Abbots of Evelyn Costello 2 The Seven Ampersands of Evelyn Amsterdam 3 The Seven...
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Location-based adventures have a lot going for them. They’re naturally quite atomic in scale, in that each “room” exists mostly on its own, and the GM running the game can zero...
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It could be argued that Return of the Jedi is the weakest of the original Star Wars trilogy. The same could be said for the Super Star Wars trilogy of Super Nintendo games. And...
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Lying on a dice roll is often remarked as a horrible behavior to do. I've always laughed and agreed with statements like, "Yeah how much of a loser do you have to be to cheat...